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Communications Assistant
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Job ID 6551
Job Type On-Campus Jobs-Academic Year
Employer Campus Center
Date Posted May 21, 2025
Category Media (AY)
Job Description

The Social Media & Communication Assistant is focused on helping promote the various events, programs, and services available in the Center for Student Leadership & Engagement. This role will help ensure that programs & services feel supported in the promotion of their activities and that reliable, consistent, and timely updates are happening across department social media and other campus platforms. This role will actively produce branded content for the department that is consistent with the style guide and effectively ensures the necessary messaging is understood by the target audience. This position can be remote or hybrid.

 
 

Duties and Responsibilities: 

  • 75% Content Creation, scheduling, and assessment

    • Manage the Center for Student Leadership & Engagement Instagram page, and other forms of social media 

      • TikTok, Facebook, etc. 

    • Meet regularly with Supervisor, CSLE staff, Outdoor Gear Services, and Leadership & Programming Staff to assess needs for content

    • Develop content for various mediums including but not limited to ads, posters, sandwich boards, web pages, social media, event calendars, and MacDaily publications to help promote things such as but not limited to services, developments, programs, features, etc. offered by department or collaborators 

    • Use scheduling tools to ensure all posts go up on platforms in a timely manner

    • Use graphic design programs such as Canva & Adobe Illustrator to create visual content

    • Follow and occasionally make edits to the style guide, handbook, and best practices to ensure all messaging is branded, consistent, and recognizable as CSLE Programs and Services Department

    • Create recurring series of IG posts to publicize all events in CSLE (not just ones sponsored by the department)

    • Develop monthly content calendars for social media and ensure implementation is consistently happening 

  • 20% Research & Assess the performance of promotions and future opportunities

    • Identify ways to gain more followers and understand engagement on all platforms, coordinate with Activities & Programming staff to execute 

    • Gather and analyze research including categories of engagement, traffic, and usage data and compile for professional staff to review monthly

    • Research best practices happening on campus, in communities, and at other institutions to help inform communication and publicity opportunities 

    • Research and attend short forms of professional development regarding communication skills and engagement relevant to the role

  • 5% Other duties as assigned
Job Requirements

Requirements: 

  • Current Macalester student meeting Student Employment Eligibility criteria 

  • Work-study required 

  • Willing to complete Title IX student employee training, serve as a mandated reporter while on shift, and pass a Title IX Office check requested by staff that will inquire about the student's disciplinary history. 

  • Ability to work a minimum of 6 hours per week during the academic year 

    • Work-study award splits are considered upon a case-by-case basis. Due to the level of training that requires staff in Activites & Programs to be successful on the job, students are not to split more than 30% of their work-study award with another department. 

Expectations: 

  • Possess a basic understanding and experience with social media

  • Good understanding and knowledge of graphic design programs such as Canva or Adobe Illustrator

  • Effective visual and written communication skills; persuasive graphic and copywriting experience

  • Strong time management, organizational skills, and attention to detail

  • Has strong interest in branding, student engagement, and communications

  • Attend scheduled meetings, and training retreats consistently and on-time

  • Demonstrated ability to think critically and creatively solve problems

  • Ensure all tasks and responsibilities are are taken care

  • Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks appropriately
Benefits

Sick and Safe Time

  • Student employees accrue sick and safe time at an accrual rate of one hour for every 30 hours paid. 
  • Sick and safe time is not paid out upon departure. 
  • Review the full sick and safe time policy on the Student Employment website. 
Available Openings 1
Hours 6.0 to 8.0 hours per week
Hourly Rate $15.97/hour
Time Frame Academic Year 2025-2026
Contact Name Fleury Clark Girimana
Contact Email N/A
Work Location N/A
Phone N/A


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